31st Congress, [ SENATE. ] Misckllaxkou..., 



f 15^ !^ession. ^^ ipQ 



FOMTli ANNUAL REPORT 



or THE 



BOARD OF REGENTS 



op 



THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 



TO 



THE SENATE AND HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES, 



SHOWIKG 



THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITl^.N OP THE INSTITUTIOIf 



DISKING THE YEuia 1S49. 



July 29, 1S50. 



Read. 



July 30, 1850. 

 Ordered to be printed, and timt 5,000 additional copies be printed without the appendix, 500 of 



which are for the Smitlisonian Insliiution. 



WASHINGTON : 



I'RINTED BY THE ^^RINTERS TO TUB SENATE. 



1850. 



